Week 5 Quiz
Due Feb 9 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 23
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz will help you and your instructor to assess your learning gains and mastery of the relevant
learning objectives and the following course competencies:
Competency 1: Distinguish the principles of behavior analysis associated with increasing and
decreasing behavior.
Competency 2: Analyze the principles of behavior associated with response rates and stimulus
control.
Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
Do not start the quiz until you are fully prepared to complete it (that is, all of this week's study
activities must be completed). The quiz must be completed without referring to reading materials,
study aids (for example, flash cards), or notes. A dictionary is permitted to check spelling; however,
a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or any informant is expressly prohibited
during a quiz.
There is no time limit for this or any other courseroom quizzes.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked quiz title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attem pt 1 17 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 6 at 1:54pm
This attempt took 17 minutes.
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Question 1
0..9 pts
Jamal hates his new alarm clock. This morning, the annoying buzzer sounded at 6:00 a.m. Jamal hit
the snooze button to catch a few more minutes of sleep. The snooze button allows for 15 minutes to
pass before the alarm sounds again. Jamal opened his eyes and saw that the clock read 6:14,
knowing the buzzer would sound again at 6:15. Because he hates the sound of the alarm, he
reached over, shut off the alarm before it could sound, and got out of bed. Turning off the alarm
before it can sound is an example of:
Discriminated avoidance.
Correct!
Free-operant avoidance.
Correct.
An escape contingency.
An aversive stimulus.
Question 2
0..9 pts
A principle of behavior describes a(n) _______________ _____________ between behavior and
one or more of its controlling variables.
Extinction curve.
Response reinforcer.
Correct!
Functional relation.
Correct.
Stimulus relation.
Question 3
0..9 pts
A science of behavior contributes to a useful technology of behavior change, to the extent that it
discovers functional relations with ______ across individuals.
Discrimination.
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Due Feb 9 at 11:59pm
Points 20
Questions 23
Time Limit None
Instructions
This quiz will help you and your instructor to assess your learning gains and mastery of the relevant
learning objectives and the following course competencies:
Competency 1: Distinguish the principles of behavior analysis associated with increasing and
decreasing behavior.
Competency 2: Analyze the principles of behavior associated with response rates and stimulus
control.
Please carefully read the following instructions before beginning the quiz:
You must complete and submit the quiz by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Central time.
Do not start the quiz until you are fully prepared to complete it (that is, all of this week's study
activities must be completed). The quiz must be completed without referring to reading materials,
study aids (for example, flash cards), or notes. A dictionary is permitted to check spelling; however,
a glossary is not permitted. Contact with other learners or any informant is expressly prohibited
during a quiz.
There is no time limit for this or any other courseroom quizzes.
You may take this quiz once. Be sure to review the readings before you start the quiz.
Click the linked quiz title to access the quiz. If you have any issues with the quiz, contact your
instructor.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attem pt 1 17 minutes 20 out of 20
Score for this quiz: 20 out of 20
Submitted Feb 6 at 1:54pm
This attempt took 17 minutes.
https://courseroom.capella.edu/courses/33948/quizzes/139174?module_item_id=1695212 Page 1 of 9
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Question 1
0..9 pts
Jamal hates his new alarm clock. This morning, the annoying buzzer sounded at 6:00 a.m. Jamal hit
the snooze button to catch a few more minutes of sleep. The snooze button allows for 15 minutes to
pass before the alarm sounds again. Jamal opened his eyes and saw that the clock read 6:14,
knowing the buzzer would sound again at 6:15. Because he hates the sound of the alarm, he
reached over, shut off the alarm before it could sound, and got out of bed. Turning off the alarm
before it can sound is an example of:
Discriminated avoidance.
Correct!
Free-operant avoidance.
Correct.
An escape contingency.
An aversive stimulus.
Question 2
0..9 pts
A principle of behavior describes a(n) _______________ _____________ between behavior and
one or more of its controlling variables.
Extinction curve.
Response reinforcer.
Correct!
Functional relation.
Correct.
Stimulus relation.
Question 3
0..9 pts
A science of behavior contributes to a useful technology of behavior change, to the extent that it
discovers functional relations with ______ across individuals.
Discrimination.
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